hi, as i stated i didn't know if it was ac or dc, however today i discovered yes it is in fact ac, your analogy of the 9V to the steam jet was inaccurate because i think i forgot to mention the motor needs to run for about 15-20 seconds off a battery, now don't go bashing on me because of inaccurate termonology but i would almost say i plan to hook a motor up to a giant capacitor and release all the charge over very very little time, i understand a 9v will not be able to push 115 volts for long at all, i have hooked up a 9v to a 12v motor and it barely barely gets going, however saying its impossible to create 115 volts out of a 9v is completely false, i have a 100,000 volt taser which is very small for a taser, and its run off a 9v, so obviously there is a way, rather cost effective as i paid $20 for the entire thing, to boost a 9v battery to a mere 115 volts, i did not know if this motor was ac or dc because there are alot of big motors like this that are ac and dc compatibale, what im wondering is if anybody knows what the component is that increases the voltage in say a taser system, and also i know tasers are designed to be very very low rated on current to keep death out of the question, but if this voltage upper could create enough amps to run a couple seconds